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A letter to a member of Parliament from a country gentleman : concerning the growth of the wooll, and the nature of the woollen trade in Ireland : wherein such a method is proposed for preventing the clandestine exportation of those commodities, as will be equally beneficial to both kingdoms.

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Main Author:	Hiberno-Britannus
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London] : [publisher not identified], 1732.
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Wool industry > Ireland. Wool industry > Great Britain. Smuggling > Great Britain. Electronic books.
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